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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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